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Day: August 27, 2013

Europe 

European nations divided on call for action in Syria

August 27, 2013February 11, 2014 Selah Hennessy of VOANews Syria

France is ready to “punish” those who carried out an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria last week, the French

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Europe 

Meeting between Thaçi and Dačić ends without agreement

August 27, 2013October 23, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

A meeting between Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaçi and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dačić has ended without a concrete agreement,

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World 

Facebook: Governments demanded information on 38 000 users

August 27, 2013August 27, 2013 VOANews

Social networking giant Facebook says government agents in more than 70 countries demanded information on tens of thousands of Facebook users in

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Bulgaria 

InvestBulgaria director Borislav Stefanov resigns

August 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Borislav Stefanov has resigned as executive director of Bulgaria’s investment promotion agency InvestBulgaria. Stefanov said on Facebook on August 27

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Bulgaria 

‘New’ parties take shape amid Bulgaria’s political crisis

August 27, 2013August 27, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

The uncertainty of Bulgaria’s political future, as the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) government faces continuing public protests demanding its resignation

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Bulgaria World 

Bulgaria speaks on Syria crisis

August 27, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syria

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria and reiterating calls for a

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Bulgaria 

New forest fire erupts near Bulgaria’s border with Turkey

August 27, 2013August 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A new large-scale bush fire erupted near the Bulgarian town of Svilengrad close to the Turkish border, covering about 1500ha,

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Bulgaria 

Stefan Chaikov appointed head of Bulgaria’s road infrastructure agency

August 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff motorways

Bulgaria’s Regional Development Minister Dessislava Terzieva appointed Stefan Chaikov as chairperson of the board at Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency on

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Business Leisure 

Bulgaria expects good 2013 grape vintage

August 27, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The 2013 grape crop in Bulgaria is expected to be of excellent quality, with a yield of about 250 000

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